Iran says Hormuz will stay closed until Washington meets seven conditions
Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz or resume negotiations with Washington until the US responds clearly to Iran’s seven conditions. Qatar said it had received positive responses from both sides to its mediation efforts, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington saw no need for major military operations as economic pressure continued.
Bottom line — Qatar is still mediating, but Rezaei says Hormuz remains closed until Washington meets Tehran’s seven conditions.
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Al Jazeera reports that Iran’s conditions include lifting US sanctions and the naval blockade, and ending fighting on all fronts.
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Tehran Times says Iran’s proposal would allow commercial shipping through Hormuz within 48 hours if the US lifts its blockade, ends the war and unfreezes Iranian assets.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said diplomacy, respect and meeting Iran’s demands—not military action or intensified sanctions—were the way to end the war, according to IRNA.
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Rubio told G7 allies in Paris that US economic pressure on Iran was working and that further strikes were unnecessary, according to Al Jazeera.
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Al Jazeera reports that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed three tankers caught fire after striking mines in the strait; the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency separately reported incidents involving two tankers.
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Al Jazeera says maritime monitoring firms recorded at least 37 attacks on ships in and near Hormuz in November, the highest monthly total since the war began.